January 01

Happy New Year from Whedonesque!
Things to look forward to in 2012 - The Avengers, Much Ado About Nothing, The Cabin in the Woods, more Buffy Season 9 and Angel & Faith comic books, a brand new Serenity comic book tale and more updates about In Your Eyes.

Patton Oswalt in a PSA video for Alamo Drafthouse.
NSFW language. Patton Oswalt is starring in the just-opened film "Young Adult." He and director Jason Reitman filmed this "be quiet in the theatre" PSA at a screening of the film at Alamo Drafthouse. (The phone call section parodies an actual phone call that Alamo Drafthouse has posted in another PSA.)
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Call for papers on Joss Whedon and theology.
I don't know anything about the trio behind it, but they are soliciting submissions examining the theological significance and implications of Joss' "explorations of religion, family, friendship, sexuality, forgiveness, redemption, hope, love, and other dimensions of the human condition".

The Cabin in the Woods screens at Butt-Numb-A-Thon.
Looks like the vague tweets out of Austin this weekend were true. According to Nordling at AICN, Cabin did indeed screen at this year's BNAT. Nordling's advice? "Go in blind. There are movies that it's okay to be spoiled a little bit on. This is not one of those movies. "

David Krumholtz raising money for cancer charities this weekend.
Our very own Mr. Universe is receiving thyroid cancer treatments this weekend, and will be tweeting and posting videos to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and others. "You all will be the only contact I am able to have with anyone for those 3 days. It starts [Friday] morning."

December 06

Comic-Con: Episode IV picked up for Spring 2012 release.
According to Deadline, Wrekin Hill Entertainment and National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) will release the film theatrically, "in conjunction with a multi-city tour of the film with major events for film and merchandising fans across the nation".

December 02

(SPOILER)Once Upon a Time producers talk about Emma Caufield.
Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, Executive Producers of ABC's Once Upon a Time and writers from LOST, discuss Emma Caulfied's upcoming role on the show. The linked article includes a funny comment, a Buffy reference and may be spoilerish.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets the porn parody treatment.
"I guess you're really not a pop cultural phenomenon until someone makes a porn parody about you so... congrats Buffy! I can't even tell you how much I love that the writer's name is Josh Wheldon..." (Link is safe for work, but the original source is not.)